Adam Back has spent weeks being asked yet again, by various people, whether he is the inventor of Bitcoin. He is not, he says. He has been saying so for years and again since the New York Times suggested in early April, after dissecting writings from the early cypherpunk era, that Adam Back was the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the socio-political realities in the poll-bound West Bengal an “extra-ordinary situation” while hearing the ED raids obstruction case involving chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who entered the premises mid-raid and took the files linked to I-PAC overseeing the TMC’s election campaign.Pulling up the West Bengal government, the court…
A charity that Prince Harry co-founded in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, is suing him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which Harry co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 and helps youths with HIV in southern Africa, filed suit last month in London’s High…
SRINAGAR: A large crowd gathered outside the district jail in Leh on Saturday to welcome the release of former Congress councillor Smanla Dorje Nurboo (36) and former Congress J&K MLA Deldan Namgail (47) after the Jammu and Kashmir high court granted them bail.Police had arrested Namgail on Sept 26, 2025, and Nurboo a day later,…
Not even Pope Leo, living one of the most exceptional lives on the planet, can avoid the frustrating dealings with customer service. Tony Dokoupil has the story. Source link
Rocking Star Yash’s upcoming film ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ is poised to be a unique, large-scale action spectacle, drawing comparisons to Hollywood’s ‘Sinners’. Yash emphasizes its fresh, layered storytelling, exploring human dilemmas beyond a typical gangster narrative. With a prominent female cast, the film aims for global appeal, marking Yash’s return after a…
Kraken parent Payward agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies for up to $600 million, expanding its push into stablecoin payments and business-to-business (B2B) financial infrastructure. Payward has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reap for up to $600 million, the company announced Thursday. The deal is set to be paid in a mix…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar of RCB (Getty Images) Veteran India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on the verge of a significant milestone as Royal Challengers Bengaluru prepare to face Chennai Super Kings in match 11 of IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. The experienced seamer needs just one more wicket to reach 200 IPL scalps,…
Amit Shah shares sunset video, says “sun of TMC’s corruption, hooliganism has set” as Bengal Phase I polling ends NEW DELHI: Amid contrasting interpretations by rival camps of the highest-ever turnout in the first phase of Bengal assembly polls on Thursday, a post on X by Union minister Amit Shah conveyed the upbeat mood within…
DDAMOH: A 23-year-old physically handicapped Dalit groom was pulled off a horse and beaten during a pre-wedding procession in Damoh district on Tuesday evening. The wedding procession could continue only after police were deployed in the village.Police said that all four accused named in the case have been arrested and will be slapped with the…